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Women's Basketball Prepares For Assumption On Tuesday, Jan. 28

Southern Connecticut State University Women's Basketball (8-11, 2-9 NE10)
vs. Assumption College (10-9, 4-7 NE10)
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 28
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Moore Field House (New Haven, Conn.)
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at Saint Anselm College (12-4, 9-2 NE10)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 1
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Moore Field House (New Haven, Conn.)
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The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team will play one game at home and one game on the road this week. First, the Owls will host Assumption College for a 5:30 p.m. matchup with the Greyhounds at Moore Field House. Then on Saturday, Feb. 1 Southern Connecticut will head north to Manchester, N.H. to face Saint Anselm College.

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For the latest news, scores and highlights as well as up-to-the-minute schedule changes or announcements, visit SouthernCTOwls.com/SCSUWBB. In addition, in-game highlights will be available on the Official Twitter Account of SCSU Women's Basketball, @SCSU_WBB.

All-Time Against Assumption: 22-17
The Last Time They Met: The Owls dropped a 76-71 contest in Worcester, Mass. Kiana Steinauer tallied her NCAA Division II-leading 16th double-double of the season with 30 points and 11 rebounds with five steals and two assists. Imani Wheeler totaled 15 points, a team-high eight assists and four steals. Amanda Pfohl finished the game with 20 points, while shooting 40% (6-for-15) from the three-point line.

All-Time Against Saint Anselm: 16-9
The Last Time They Met: The Owls fell to Saint Anselm College, 80-69, at Moore Field House. Amanda Pfohl broke her career-high in points with a total of 24, while shooting 41% from the field. She also added four rebounds and two steals. Kiana Steinauer had an impressive 17 points and nine rebounds, while Imani Wheeler tallied 13 points, seven assists and a career-high six steals. Aaliyah Walker chipped in five assists for the Owls. 

Last Time Out
  • The Owls fell to Stonehill College, 64-54 on Jan. 25 at Moore Field House.
  • Redshirt freshman Alexa Kellner had another solid game for Southern as she collected 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists, while shooting 5-for-11 from the field and 4-for-8 from three-point range.
  • Senior Imani Wheeler  notched 15 points, four steals and two assists. 
  • Jessica Fressle (Levittown, N.Y.) tallied 13 points, nine rebounds and two steals. 

Team Notes
  • SCSU is third in the NE10 in steals per game with an average of 9.2.
  • Southern Connecticut is second in the conference in three-pointers made with 155.
  • The Owls average the second least number of turnovers per game in the conference and are ranked 24th in NCAA DII women's basketball with 13.5 per game.
  • The team is also 27th in the nation in turnover margin with a margin of 4.83 (241-338).
 
Player Notes
  • Imani Wheeler has recorded double-digit points in seven-straight games with 15 points against Stonehill. 
  • Wheeler has snagged three or more steals in five of her last six games played.
  • Alexa Kellner collected double-digit points in four of her last five games. 
  • Wheeler is eighth in NCAA DII in steals with 61 and 12th in steals per game (3.2).
  • Jessica Fressle is ranked 50th in NCAA DII with free throw percentage of 85.2.
 
The Owls in the NE10
  • Imani Wheeler is first in the conference in steals per game with 3.2 and in total steals with 61.
  • Wheeler is 13th in the conference in total points with 250, while Jessica Fressle is 14th with 249. Wheeler is 14th in points per game with 13.2, while Fressle is 14th in points per game with 13.1.
  • Fressle is eighth in free throws, going 55-for-65 on the season and is fifth in free throw percentage of 84.6.
  • Two Owls rank in the top ten in minutes per game as Imani Wheeler averages a conference-high 38 minutes per game, while Alexa Kellner is ninth and averages 33.3 minutes per game.
  • Wheeler has seen the most minutes in the conference clocking a total of 722 minutes on the floor this season.

Second-Half Season Notes
  • Paula Tattari registered a career-high 10 points. Her previous career-high of six points was set last game against Southern New Hampshire on Jan. 14.
  • Alexa Kellner recorded a career-high five assists against Saint Michael's. Her previous career-high was four against Dec. 14.
  • Alexa Kellner topped a career-high in points with 22 against Franklin Pierce. Her previous career-high was set against Bentley on Jan. 11 when she had 15.
  • Five steals are a career-high for Jessica Fressle. Her previous career-high came during the 2018-19 against Le Moyne on Nov. 17, 2018 when she recorded four.

Up Next
The Owls are will travel to Manchester, N.H. to face Northeast 10 opponent, Saint Anselm on Saturday, Feb. 1. Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Amanda Pfohl

#24 Amanda Pfohl

G
5' 8"
Senior
Kiana Steinauer

#2 Kiana Steinauer

F
6' 0"
Junior
Imani Wheeler

#1 Imani Wheeler

G
5' 5"
Junior
Aaliyah Walker

#4 Aaliyah Walker

G
5' 7"
Junior
Jessica Fressle

#15 Jessica Fressle

F
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Alexa Kellner

#23 Alexa Kellner

G
6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Paula Tattari

#20 Paula Tattari

F
6' 3"
Senior
Imani Wheeler

#1 Imani Wheeler

G
5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Amanda Pfohl

#24 Amanda Pfohl

5' 8"
Senior
G
Kiana Steinauer

#2 Kiana Steinauer

6' 0"
Junior
F
Imani Wheeler

#1 Imani Wheeler

5' 5"
Junior
G
Aaliyah Walker

#4 Aaliyah Walker

5' 7"
Junior
G
Jessica Fressle

#15 Jessica Fressle

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
F
Alexa Kellner

#23 Alexa Kellner

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Paula Tattari

#20 Paula Tattari

6' 3"
Senior
F
Imani Wheeler

#1 Imani Wheeler

5' 5"
Senior
G